A law confining gambling to casinos and phasing out slot machines in gaming arcades, cafes, clubs, shops and service stations has been inked by Poland's president Lech Kaczynski.
At the same time, Kaczynski requested Poland's constitutional court to rule whether the hastily adopted law was "in line with the constitution" presidential aide Wladyslaw Stasiak said Friday.
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Poland's liberal Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who's government tabled the hard line legislation has said it is aimed at increasing taxation of the sector and at "limiting and if possible, rooting out" highly addictive forms of gambling threatening young people, including children.
The law bans gambling for youngsters below 18 years of age.
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The law also introduces higher gambling taxes as well as new taxes for the sector.
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The enforcement of new rules designed to crack down on Internet gambling has been delayed by six months by the US Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board.
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Poland's parliament approved the law in October, nearly a month and a half after Prime Minister Tusk was forced to sack several key ministers and political allies over allegations of influence peddling within his cabinet regarding the gambling legislation.
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The Typical Brit Gambling Addict is a Man With a White-Collar Job
Men in their mid-30s who have white collar jobs have been revealed to be the typical problem gambling patients at the National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC) in Central London.
Men in their mid-30s who have white collar jobs have been revealed to be the typical problem gambling patients at the National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC) in Central London.
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